This species can be abundant, but is not often seen unless one searches with a torch at night in the sedges.
Family
Crambidae
Biostatus
Native
Host Plant
Roots and litter of cutty grass and pukio sedges.
Larva
Probably feeds on roots and litter of cutty grass and pukio sedges.
Adult/Imago
Rests on overhanging vegetation by day. Flies from dusk close to sedges. Attracted to light.
Forewing Length
6 - 10.5mm
Range
NZ
Habitat
Native forest, shrubland, open sedgeland.